Frequently Asked Questions

Souper Bowl of Caring is a national movement of young people working to fight hunger and poverty in their own communities around the time of the Super Bowl football game. In the weeks leading up to or on Super Bowl Sunday, young people take up a collection (many use a soup pot), asking for one dollar or one item of food for people in need. They give 100% of their donation directly to the local hunger-relief charity of their choice.

In addition to collecting donations of money and food items, many young people volunteer at their chosen charity on the Saturday before the Big Game. Souper Cities (cities that previously hosted or currently host, and Souper Bowl of Caring's founding city of Columbia, SC) hold city-wide Service Blitz events, treating young people and youth leaders to a motivational breakfast before sending them out into the community to... Read More

Registered participants receive a packet of FREE resources in the mail, including posters to promote your event, a soup pot sticker, guidelines for holding a successful collection and bulletins and flyers for your event. Your registration gives you a profile page which connects you and your team with each other and with participants of Souper Bowl of Caring in all 50 states. Registering also makes it easy to report your... Read More

1) Report your collection amount to Souper Bowl of Caring. Your total will be added to all of the other collections across the country so a national total can be reported to the media!
2) Donate 100% of your collection directly to the charity of your choice. Present the certificate that came with your free resource materials to your receiving charity.

Your collection, whether large or small, is important. One of the joys of participating in Souper Bowl of Caring is being part of the cumulative effort of thousands of organizations across the country working together to fight hunger and poverty. Our efforts added together are making a huge impact!

As a non-profit organization, the Souper Bowl of Caring is grateful for donations of every size. For donations by check or credit card, visit our donation page. Thank you for helping us empower young people to help people in need!

Souper Bowl of Caring announces one total to the national media. That total is made up of the cash donations and non-perishables collected by each participating group. We count each non-perishable as one dollar.

Souper Bowl of Caring does not receive any of the donations collected by churches and schools across the country. Every participating group is responsible for researching and selecting a non-profit organization to which they will give their donations. However, in an effort to help the participating groups become aware of nonprofits interested in receiving donations, Souper Bowl of Caring has a charities database.
If you are a nonprofit organization interested in recei... Read More

One of the core values of Souper Bowl of Caring is that every dollar or food item collected during Souper Bowl of Caring should be donated directly to a charity selected by each participating group. Encouraging the young people in your group to decide where the money/food will go allows them to not only be involved in the collection, but also be responsible for putting those donations back to work in the community. Your group is responsible for delivering 100% of your Souper Bowl of Caring collection... Read More